11. If two people sleep together, they will be warm. But a person sleeping alone will not be warm.
12. An enemy might be able to defeat one person, but two people can stand back-to-back to defend each other. And three people are even stronger. They are like a rope that has three parts wrapped together—it is very hard to break.
13. A young leader who is poor but wise is better than a king who is old but foolish. That old king does not listen to warnings.